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Informational Teleconference for Interested
Applicants:
Date: Tuesday, May 17 at 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Number: 888-942-9712
Participant passcode:
5313288
Letters of intent (optional) due: 5/31/22
ACL is announcing a new funding opportunity entitled “Strengthening
the Direct Care Workforce (DCW): A Technical Assistance and
Capacity Building Initiative.” With approximately $1.3 million
per year from a combination of the Older Americans Act,
Rehabilitation Act, and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act program funding, this five-year project
will result in the establishment of a new National Technical
Assistance Center designed to strengthen the direct care
workforce that provides home and community-based services (HCBS)
to people with disabilities and older adults. This new initiative
will become a central hub for state, private, and federal
entities involved in the hiring, recruitment, training, and
workforce development associated with the delivery of HCBS. This
initiative builds off and will advance the collaboration between
ACL, the Department of Labor, and other HHS agencies, including
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
The current shortage and frequent turnover of direct care workers
not only compromises the ability of older adults and people with
disabilities to live in the community, but it also compromises
their health and safety. The need for DCWs is projected to grow
significantly in the next decade as the number of older adults
increases and more people with disabilities live in the community
instead of in institutional settings. The recruitment, retention,
and development of a competent workforce is critical to providing
HCBS so that older adults and people with disabilities can live,
work, and participate in the community.
Focusing on strategies and practices at the systems and provider
levels and with information dissemination and direct technical
assistance as a key component of the project, the grantee will
partner with a broad range of stakeholders and subject matter
experts to broaden our national understanding of the challenges
associated with the DCW while supporting cross-systems
collaborations to strengthen it. The TA Center will offer access
to a curated array of model policies, best practices, training
materials, technical assistance, and learning collaboratives.
Please contact Caroline Ryan (dcw@acl.hhs.gov) with questions
about this funding opportunity.
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